Thousands of software developers have now got access to an early build of Window 7, by getting the code at this week's Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles. As of now all major hardware manufacturers have their copies, and many more will get it at WinHEC, the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, which is due to open in Los Angeles on 5th November.
Technology moving at supersonic speed is making possible what was once considered impossible. How about a computer which is based on your ideas and concepts. Well, Intel and Asus are making it happen.
The companies are working on a site WePC.com, which is based on the concept of "world's first community-Designed PCs."
The markets in US and Europe are undergoing a major slowdown and the Indian Leather exports have been badly affected. The Leather industry of India saw a significant growth of 13.67 percent at $3.47 billion in the year 2007-08, which broke a four year record. This confidence instigated the industry to set a target of $ 4 billion in the next fiscal.
After Large scale lay offs by Jet Airways, the industry chambers Assocham has predicted upto 25 percent job cuts in the infrastructure, services and aviation sector. After a survey, the Assocham declared that the layoffs shall be in seven key sectors namely steel, cement, IT-enabled services /BPO, financial and brokerage services, construction, real estate and aviation.
New York - Wall Street stock indices climbed Thursday despite new government data showing the US economy shrank in the third quarter of 2008.
The 0.3-per-cent contraction in gross domestic product - the largest quarterly decline since the 2001 recession - was less than the 0.5-per-cent drop forecast by economists.
Consumer spending shrunk by 3.1 per cent in the quarter, the largest drop since 1980, as a financial crisis has severely curbed lending in the United States.